Mobility routines prepare hips, ankles and spine for sprinting, turning and kicking. Core work helps players stay stable in duels and protects the lower back and groin.
Keep them short and regular: 8–15 minutes, two or three times a week, is enough for grassroots and amateur teams.
5 exercises
Circuit
Ten movements over 15 m lanes — knee hugs, open and close the gate, lunges with rotation, skips — that prepare hips, knees and ankles in 10 minutes.
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Circuit
A 12-minute warm-up block in pairs: planks, single-leg balance with passes, squats, Nordic hamstring curls and landing drills.
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Circuit
Six core stations — plank, side plank, dead bug, glute bridge, bird dog and sit-up with a throw-in — with 30 s of work each. Use it before the stretches.
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Football-adapted game
Children move like the animal the coach calls — bear, frog, crab, flamingo — and dribble a ball when they hear “Balls!”. Mobility and coordination for the youngest.
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Circuit
Eight minutes of slow mobility — world's greatest stretch, 90/90 hips, cat–cow, open book, child's pose — finished with one minute of box breathing.
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